Fully 95 percent of mainstream-press-reporting of President Trump is negative. And 74 percent of that deals with personal characteristics, not policy. If there’s anything nit-picky for exploitation, that’s the media's lead story – brimming with charges of insensitivity, racism, bigotry and frightening the horses. Erudite Maxine Waters demands immediate impeachment!
Therefore, it will take conscious effort by the American public to sift through the chaff. Hopefully, Virginians possess inquisitive minds.
Too long politicians have hoodwinked the voters ... promising the moon and delivering rotten cheese. It’s time to hold them accountable. Well, surprise! That’s what happened in the last election. The people said a pox on your establishment houses and rose up.
Truly amazing is that accusations laid on Trump are exactly what the ‘progressive left’ have done with impunity for decades. Russian collusion is the Clintons’ realm and they have $145 million to prove it. Recently (with no sense of irony) Hillary Clinton stated that the White House occupant is a sexual predator, conveniently ignoring the fact that, for their entire marriage, she was the resident enabler of her husband. Continuing this divertisement, she blames everyone - except herself - for her election loss.
Democrats take reams of Hollywood cash, but shut their eyes to scandals and foibles of the high-rollers in Tinsel Town. It will be interesting to see if the banishment of Harvey Weinstein (and others) holds. Will the damning charges be quashed? Will the offenders gleefully resume their wayward ways? Probably.
There are real dangers ahead while the far-left squelches debate, wreaks havoc and manipulates information via vengeful tantrums. One of their ilk is even calling for a new ‘French Revolution’. Complete, presumably, with guillotine.
In the face of the dangerous threats we face at home and abroad, shouldn’t we put country before party? Deal honestly with the differences and work together to make improvements? Shore up our cultural heritage before it becomes unrecognizable? Strengthen our families and revive our faith? Is there common ground anywhere within this deep divide?
CAROLYN HOASTER
Staunton